Sushi addict discovers revolting FIVE FOOT tapeworm hanging out his bum after gorging on raw fish every day for years
Tapeworm can grow up to 55ft long and are able to survive up to 25 years in the human intestine
A CALIFORNIAN sushi addict who ate raw salmon everyday was horrified to find a five foot tape worm hanging out of his bum when he went to the toilet.
The unnamed man felt the invertebrate trying to wiggle its way out of his body and made a swift exit for the emergency room.
The Fresno resident, who was suffering from bloody diarrhoea, arrived at the hospital and told staff: “I really want to be treated for worms.”
He then explained about the tapeworm stuck in his backside.
When doctors refused to believe his story, he proceeded to tug the tape worm and began wrapping it around an empty roll of toilet paper.
TAPEWORMS: The facts and figures
- Tapeworms are flat, ribbon-like worms that can live in the human gut if their eggs or newly hatched worms are swallowed
- They are often discovered in human excrement and can be felt moving around in the colon
- Other symptoms of tapeworm in the human body include diarrhoea, tummy pain, feeling sick, vomiting, changes to appetite and unexplained weight loss
- More serious symptoms can appear if worms make their way to different parts of the body like the brain or the liver
- Tapeworms can grow up to 55ft long and can survive in the intestine as long as 25 years
- A tapeworm infection can be treated with a single tablet of a prescription medicine called niclosamide or praziquantel
- The medication kills the worm so it passes out in your poo
He told medics he felt “like his guts were coming out” as astonished doctors pulled the extra-long tape worm out of the man’s crevices.
After the wiggling worm was removed, the relieved man was given medication to remove all traces of it from his body.
The revolting story was revealed by Dr. Kenny Bahn on his podcast ‘This Won’t Hurt A Bit’.
Dr Bahn said the man was asked if he had been out of the country.
The man said no but he admitted eating raw salmon on an almost daily basis.
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It was previously thought the parasite called Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, more commonly known as Japanese broad tapeworm, only infected fish caught in Asia.
However, studies found a small number of wild salmon in Alaska may also be infected with the parasite, affecting catches along the entire US Pacific coast.
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